Miracles Can Happen In Your Life

A steamer, sailing over the sea, was one night suddenly caught in a squall. The ship tossed violently, awakening the passengers. They became nervous and were terribly afraid of the storm. Some of them shrieked, a few prayed. On board the steamer was the captain’s 8 year – old daughter. The noise awakened her out of sleep and she asked, “Mamma, what is the matter?” Her mother told her that a sudden storm had struck the ship.

“Is Papa at the helm?” asked the frightened child. “Yes, Papa is at the helm,” answered the mother.

Hearing this, the little girl snuggled back into her bed and, in a few minutes, was fast asleep. The winds still blew and the waves still rolled and the ship still tossed but she was no longer frightened because her father was at the helm.

The Heavenly Father is always at the helm, and though storms may blow and thunders strike, He is in control of our life and we have naught to fear or worry. If only we trust Him, He will either quieten the waves or else give peace to our hearts.

As we proceed on the pathways of life, we face different types of weather – stormy and smooth wild and mild.

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There are times when we have to face difficulty and danger, ignominy and insult, disease and death. Not unoften, we feel frightened. We must not forget that such experiences come to us, not without a purpose. One great lesson which they teach us is to turn to God, to depend upon Him for everything. “Thou art at the helm, O Lord! And I have naught to fear. Thou wilt take care of Thy child!”

Calling upon God for help in times of trial and tribulation may appear to be a selfish act. All our acts, in the beginning, have to be selfish, until we grow in the spirit of detachment and learn to watch, as spectators, the ever-unfolding drama of life. If to rely upon God is to be selfish, it is far better to be ‘selfish’ than to be ‘egoistic’ and rely upon one’s own limited powers. This ‘selfishness’ is a necessary step in our spiritual progress and will, at the right time, drop off on its own accord, even as the flower drops when the fruit is born.

The one lesson we all need to learn is utter dependence upon God. Everything else will follow. We must turn to God for every little thing we need until, one blessed day, we find that we need nothing: our one and only need is God! Then we make the great discovery that all that we need is already provided for. Before a need arises, it is already fulfilled. Everything comes to pass at the right time in the right way. Then one lives like a king. When a king moves out, everything is prepared for him well in advance: he does not have to ask for anything. All his needs are anticipated and provided for. Ye are kings! Why wander ye like the king’s children, who starved and were clothed in rags, because they were unaware of their royal parentage?